Tire-setting device.



M. K. BENNETT.

TIRE SETTING DEVICE; APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 23,1912.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914,

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THE NORRIS PETERS CON PHOTmLITHOH WASHINGTON. D. c.

"provided a frame comprising sidebars 1,

MADISON K. Bnnnnr'r, or. GALENA, AnsAs.

TIRE-summer Dev-Ion.

To all whomt't may concern: 1 Be it known that I, MADISON K. BENNETT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Galena, in the county of Cherokee and State of Kansas, have invented-a new and useful Tire-Setting Device, of which the following is a specification.

. The device herein disclosed is ad'apted to: be employed for applying tires to vehicle wheels, and is adapted peculiarly to be employedfor attaching tires tothe wheels of baby carriages. X y

.:It iswell known in the art that vehicles of the type above mentioned diiferfin con-' struction from othertvehicles, in that, to re move the wheel, itis frequently necessary to saw off the connecting bolts and otherwise to 11111116 and damage the structure, so that a considerable amount of mechanical effort is necessary, after the replacing of thetires', structure to operative in order to restore the condltion.

The present invention aims, among other things, to provide a the setting. structure which may be applied to the wheel of a ve hicle, without removing thewheel from the axle. f s

It is within the scope of the invention to provide a device ofrthe type above mentioned, having novel means for receiving and for holding the rim of the wheel,'to provide novel means for tightening the connecting wires of the tire, to provide a tire setting device in which access may be had readily to the adjacent ends of the connecting wire, the structure, at the same time,

being rendered rigid and unyielding and to enhance the utility of structures of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the foregoing andother objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combi- Specification of Letters Patent.

, I Application filed September 23,1912. 3 Serial No. 721,927.

2, constituting, at Ponce," braces for the side Patented 0:01;. 20, 1914.

united intermediate their ends members bars and supports for the rim of the vev hicle wheel. t is to be noted thatthe mem bers 2 constltute the solerigid and permanentconnections between the" side bars 1.

= The frame, therefore, in general outline is H-shaped. The sidebars 1 are equippedin their upperedgeswith notches or openings 3, which aswill be evident hereinafter, af-

ford access "to. the ends of the tire wire, after the same has been tightened. 1

In Fig. 3 it will be seen that the lower"v edges of the rim supports 2 are provided 7,0 with spaced notches 1, adapted to receive" the edges of the rim of the vehicle wheel.

Notches l define a depending boss 5, infthe lower edge 'ofjwhich arefashioned oneor more wire receiving notches 6. There may beanynumber'of these notches 6, depending upon the number" of wires which extend through the tire.

same,is a rim clamp 7, provided with reduced ends8 defining shoulders 9 in the rim Located below the lower faces of rim supports 2, and between the clamp. By meansof ahingelO whichmay be a mere flexible strap, one of the-reduced ends of-the clamp 7 is connected with one of the side bars 1. The other reduced 8 5, end 8 ofthe rim clamp 7 lies along the underface ofthe other sidebar 1 and is received by an angular keeper 11 which depends from thelside bar, tl econnection afforded by means of the hingelO being such that the rim clamp 7 may swing not only transversely of the side bars 1, but parallel thereto as-well, t0 the end that one extremity of the rim clamp may beengagedwith the'l keeper 11.. The rim clamp 7is provided in ,its'upper edge witha concavity12 which faces the notches 4 and. 6 in ithe1b'races or supports 2. a

h J ournaled for rotation in the side bars 1 adjacentth'e ends of the frame are winding shafts lteach of which, is provided at both ends with hand wheels 15. Each of the shafts 14 carries a ratchet wheel 16, the

ratchetwheels 16 being adapted to been gaged by pawls 17 which are pivoted to the side bars 1. I e o The numeral 18 denotes a -portion of a the numeral 19 denoting one of the wheels thereof, and the numeral 20 denoting th tire. r

Although the operation or setting the tire body ofa vehicle, such as a baby carriage,

may be varied, depending upon the structure of the vehicle, the vehicle asshown in Fig,

1, may be inverted, the frame being superposed upon the vehicle wheel 19, the edges of the rim of the wheel 19 being received in the notches 4: in the rim supports 2. The

rim clamp 7 is then swung between the spokes of the wheel and is engaged at one end with the keeper 11, the rim of the wheel being bound between the rim clamp 7 and the wire being connected as indicated at 23 with the winding shafts 1 1. hen rotatory movement is imparted to-the shafts 1a by the medium of the hand wheels 15, the wire will be tightened, therefore binding the tireupon the periphery of the wheel 19, the wire being held taut by the engagement between the pawls 17 and the ratchet wheels 16. The ends'of the wire may be twisted together at the point 21, or they may be brazed or they may be connected in any other desired manner, whereupon the ends of the wire are clipped oif adjacent the point 21, the ends being clenched down so as not to interfere with the tire.

point 21.

Noting Fig. 1 it will be seen that the notchesor openings 3 in the upper edges of the side bars 1 serve to give access to the wire, during the uniting of thesame. It is obvious, however,.that these notches 3serve to weaken the side bars 1 to some'extent. However, this weakening of the' side bars 1 is offset by reason of the fact thatithe rim clamp 7 is equipped with the shoulders 9 which engage the side bars 1 adjacent the notches 3. The rigidity of the structure, therefore, is not impaired by the formation of the notches 3. It is to be observed,

By means of a tool, well known in the art, the ends of the tire 20 are brought together adjacent the further, that the shoulders 9 serve to prevent the rim clamp 7 from moving 1ongitudinally, and consequently, the rim clamp \villnot saw upon the rim and mar the same.

It is to be noted that the structure hereinb'efore described is so constituted that it may be applied to the wheel of a vehicle, without removing the wheel. The operation of setting the tire may be carried out at any place where the vehicle happens to be located, it being unnecessary to remove the wheel and to carry on the operation at a work bench. v

Having thus described the invention is claimed is.

A tire setting device comprising a pair of parallel side bars; braces connecting the side bars; a rim clamp located between the braces, one end of the rim clamp being pivoted to one bar; means on the'other bar what for receiving the other end of the clamp detachably; and tightening devices carried by the ends of the bars; the braces being provided with wire receiving, notches, the notches of the respective braces being spaced at equal distances from the'respective side bars and both bars extendingfacross the space between the braces thereby to avoid a lateral flexure of the frame and a displacement of the wire from the notches when the tightening devices are operated, both bars being provided with notches in their upper edges and between the braces to give access to the tire, and the braces serving toreinforce the side bars adjacent the notches, the clamp-having shoulders which engage the inner facesof the side bars atthe bases of the notches to prevent the bars from springing toward each other when the tightening devices are operated.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MADISON K. BENNETT. Witnesses:

L. H. blooms, JAS. MORIN.

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